“I feel myself coming to the end of what I have to offer this medium,” he said during his last broadcast Thursday night. “I’ve reached the bottom of the tank, creatively, and I’ve felt it coming for some time.”

Mischke, 50, spent the last two years hosting “The Nite Show” at 10 p.m. on WCCO 830. He hosted “The Mischke Broadcast” on KSTP 1500 for 17 years and wrote a column for City Pages.

He took time to hear from callers, who were saddened by his departure but wished him luck in the future.

“You’re good people,” he said.

Mischke said he felt spent. And while he never fully expected to leave radio — the only profession he’s known — he’s ready for what’s next.

“I leave having no idea what the future holds,” he said. “I plan to do nothing for a while. Just sit and figure out what life after 50 looks like for me.”

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